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Manufacturer | INTA |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Size | |
Height | 6.03 m |
Diameter | 26 cm |
Mass | 340 kg |
Stages | 2 |
Capacity | |
Payload to Suborbital | |
Altitude | 150 km |
Mass | 15 kg (33 lb) |
Associated rockets | |
Derivative work | INTA-300 |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | El Arenosillo |
Total launches | 3 |
Success(es) | 3 |
Failure(s) | 0 |
TheINTA-255 was a Spanishsounding rocket developed by theInstituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial.[1][2][3][4][5]
It was based on existing british solid rocket motors: four Chick rockets as a booster stage and a single Goose-2 as stage 1.[6][7][8][3] All the engines were fired at launch, with the Chicks burning for 0.2 seconds and the Goose-2 continuing for 17 seconds.[9]
The apogee of INTA-255 was 150 km for a 5 kg payload, the takeoff thrust 42.00 kN, the gross mass 340 kg, the diameter 0.26 m and the length to 6.03 m.[9][4][5]
The INTA-255 was launched by INTA three times fromEl Arenosillo, between 1969 and 1970.[1][6]
Date | Mission type | Apogee |
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July 19, 1969 | Booster test | 1 km |
December 20, 1969 | Test mission | 73 km |
December 22, 1969 | Test mission | 132 km |
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